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Hooray and God bless the members of that jury.

Jack Murtha should rot in Hell.

Nazario is the first former military service member brought to trial under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which was written in 2000 and amended in 2004 primarily to allow prosecution of civilian contractors who commit crimes while working for the U.S. overseas. It also allows the prosecution of military dependents and former military service members accused of committing crimes outside the United States.

Soldiers should not be tried in civilian court, even if they are former military. Law should be changed to allow military to have the right to prosecute or determine the validity of this type of case, even after the person has left the military (with some statute of limitations)?